2023–24 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

2023–24 season
2023–24 season
Chairman	Irving Weaver
Manager	Simon Weaver
Stadium	Wetherby Road
League Two	13th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
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The 2023–24 season was the 110th season in the history of Harrogate Town and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. The club also participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 10 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Oxley	GK	Sheffield	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 35)	Southend United	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2025
21	Jonathan Mitchell	GK	Hartlepool	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30)	Doncaster Rovers	3 November 2023	Free	30 June 2024
31	James Belshaw	GK	Nottingham	(1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34)	Bristol Rovers	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
38	Lewis Thomas	GK	Leicester	(2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 23)	Burnley	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Derrick Abu	RB	Regensburg	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 21)	Southampton	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
3	Joe Mattock	LB	Leicester	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 35)	Rotherham United	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
5	Will Smith	CB	Leeds	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 26)	Barnsley	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2024
6	Warren Burrell	RB	Sheffield	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 35)	Buxton	1 January 2016	Free	30 June 2025
15	Anthony O'Connor	CB	Cork	(1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 32)	Morecambe	11 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
16	Rod McDonald	CB	Liverpool	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 33)	Crewe Alexandra	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
23	Matty Foulds	LB	Bradford	(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27)	Bradford City	14 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
30	Liam Gibson	LB	Stanley	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 28)	Morecambe	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Josh Falkingham	CM	Leeds	(1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 35)	Darlington	1 July 2017	Free	30 June 2025
7	George Thomson	RM	Melton Mowbray	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 33)	FC United of Manchester	1 July 2017	Free	30 June 2025
8	Dean Cornelius	CM	Bellshill	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 24)	Motherwell	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
10	Matty Daly	AM	Stockport	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 24)	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
14	Toby Sims	RM	Worksop	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5 January 2023	Free	30 June 2025
17	Levi Sutton	DM	Scunthorpe	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 28)	Bradford City	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Jeremy Sivi	RM	London	(2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 23)	Middlesbrough	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Stephen Dooley	RM	Ballymoney	(1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 (age 33)	Rochdale	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
25	George Horbury	CM	Harrogate	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
9	Abraham Odoh	LW	Lambeth	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 25)	Rochdale	5 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
12	Sam Folarin	RW	Lambeth	(2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 25)	Middlesbrough	1 September 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
18	Jack Muldoon	CF	Scunthorpe	(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 36)	AFC Fylde	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2025
24	Josh March	CF	Stourbridge	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 28)	Stevenage	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
27	Tom Bloxham	CF	Welwyn Garden City	(2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 20)	Blackburn Rovers	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Out on Loan
11	James Daly	CF	Brighton	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25)	Woking	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
21	Peter Jameson	GK	Sunderland	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 32)	York City	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
33	Emmanuel Ilesanmi	CF		(2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
34	Bradley Williams	CM		(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
37	Finn O'Boyle	CF			Academy	30 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
14 June 2023	LB	Matty Foulds	Bradford City	Undisclosed	^[1]
1 July 2023	CM	Dean Cornelius	Motherwell	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 July 2023	CF	James Daly	Woking	Free Transfer	^[3]
1 July 2023	AM	Matty Daly	Huddersfield Town	Free Transfer	^[4]
1 July 2023	LB	Liam Gibson	Morecambe	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 July 2023	CB	Rod McDonald	Crewe Alexandra	Free Transfer	^[6]
1 July 2023	GK	Lewis Thomas	Burnley	Free Transfer	^[7]
5 July 2023	LW	Abraham Odoh	Rochdale	Free Transfer	^[8]
1 September 2023	CF	Josh March	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[9]
3 November 2023	GK	Jonathan Mitchell	Free agent	—	^[10]
11 January 2024	GK	James Belshaw	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[11]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
24 June 2023	CB	Kyle Ferguson	Rochdale	Undisclosed	^[12]
30 June 2023	CF	Dior Angus	Altrincham	Released	^[13]^[14]
30 June 2023	CB	Rory McArdle	Retired		^[15]
30 June 2023	CM	Alex Pattison	Bradford City	Released	^[13]^[16]
30 June 2023	RW	Max Wright	FC Halifax Town	Released	^[13]^[17]
31 December 2023	CM	Benjamin Tweed	Free agent	Released	^[18]
31 December 2023	CB	Mason Wilson	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 January 2024	CF	Luke Armstrong	Carlisle United	Undisclosed	^[19]
1 February 2024	RB	Kayne Ramsay	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[20]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
1 September 2023	RM	Jeremy Sivi	Middlesbrough	End of season^[a]	^[21]^[22]
15 December 2023	GK	James Belshaw	Bristol Rovers	12 January 2024^[b]^[c]	^[23]^[24]^[25]
1 February 2024	RB	Derrick Abu	Southampton	End of Season	^[26]
1 February 2024	LW	Tom Bloxham	Blackburn Rovers	End of Season	^[27]

^ On 10 January, Sivi's loan from Middlesbrough was extended until the end of season.
^ On 22 December, Belshaw's loan was extended by a further seven days.
^ On 5 January, Belshaw's loan was extended by a further more seven days.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Date until	Ref
4 July 2023	GK	Peter Jameson	Hartlepool United	End of Season	^[28]
4 August 2023	CB	Mason Wilson	Farsley Celtic	31 August 2023	^[29]
18 August 2023	CM	Benjamin Tweed	Brighouse Town	15 September 2023	^[30]
19 August 2023	CF	Emmanuel Ilesanmi	Basford United	16 September 2023	^[31]
23 October 2023	LB	Joe Mattock	Harrogate Town	7 January 2024	^[32]^[33]
21 November 2023	CM	George Horbury	Buxton	19 December 2023	^[34]
8 December 2023	CM	Bradley Williams	Darlington	6 January 2024	^[35]
30 December 2023	CF	Emmanuel Ilesanmi	Spennymoor Town	27 January 2024	^[36]
12 January 2024	CM	Bradley Williams	Bradford (Park Avenue)	10 February 2024	^[37]
26 January 2024	CF	Finn O'Boyle	Gloucester City	24 February 2024	^[38]
1 February 2024	CF	James Daly	Aldershot Town	End of Season	^[39]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Harrogate Town announced their pre-season schedule with four fixtures confirmed against Darlington, South Shields, Gateshead and Hartlepool United.^[40]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Harrogate Town	1–0	Huddersfield Town B	Canalside Sports Complex
15:00 BST	O'Connor 76'	Report		Attendance: 0 Behind closed doors

15 July 2023 Friendly	Darlington	0–2	Harrogate Town	Darlington
15:00 BST		Report	Odoh 55' Armstrong	Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 519

18 July 2023 Friendly	Lincoln City	3–1	Harrogate Town	Lincoln
14:00 BST	Bishop x2' Hackett-Fairchild	Report	Cornelius 10'	Stadium: Elite Performance Centre Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

22 July 2023 Friendly	South Shields	1–6	Harrogate Town	Jarrow
15:00 BST	Blackett 17'	Report	Armstrong 2', 11', 12', 40' Muldoon 67' Cornelius 82'	Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 1,007

25 July 2023 Friendly	Gateshead	2–0	Harrogate Town	Gateshead
19:30 BST	Hunter 73' Trialist 80'	Report		Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

28 July 2023 Friendly	Hartlepool United	1–2	Harrogate Town	Hartlepool
19:30 BST	Mancini 55'	Report	Armstrong 24' Odoh 81'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,242

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	Matchday 1	13th	46	17	12	17	60	69	−9	036.96
FA Cup	First round	second round	2	1	0	1	6	6	+0	050.00
EFL Cup	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	1	8	−7	050.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	033.33
Total			53	20	12	21	72	91	−19	037.74

Last updated: 1 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	AFC Wimbledon	46	17	14	15	64	51	+13	65
11	Walsall	46	18	11	17	69	73	−4	65
12	Gillingham	46	18	10	18	46	57	−11	64
13	Harrogate Town	46	17	12	17	60	69	−9	63
14	Notts County	46	18	7	21	89	86	+3	61
15	Morecambe	46	17	10	19	67	81	−14	58^[a]
16	Tranmere Rovers	46	17	6	23	67	70	−3	57

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[42]
Notes:

^ On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.^[41]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	12	17	60	69	−9	63	9	4	11	37	39	−2	8	8	6	23	30	−7

Last updated: 1 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	21¹	31	32	33	34	35	30³	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	29²	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D
Position	9	12	21	21	17	19	21	20	18	16	19	15	17	14	17	18	14	14	15	16	16	14	12	15	14	13	9	8	8	7	8	7	13	13	12	13	14	13	13	13	12	13	11	12	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 21 (vs Sutton United) was postponed due a waterlogged pitch.
² Matchday 29 (vs Grimsby Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
³ Matchday 30 (vs Newport County) was postponed due to Newport's FA Cup involvement.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.^[43]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 2023 1	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Harrogate Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Lawlor 65'	Report	Folarin 53' Muldoon 66' (pen.) Gibson 75' O'Connor 90+7' Odoh 90+8'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,126 Referee: Scott Tallis

12 August 2023 2	Harrogate Town	0–1	Forest Green Rovers	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Cornelius 55'	Report	Jones 34' Stevens 46' Maddox 62' Bernard 82'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Leigh Doughty

15 August 2023 3	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Harrogate Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Norris 24' 53' Taylor 26' Leake 70' Morris 89'	Report	Mattock 54'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Lee Swabey

19 August 2023 4	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Harrogate Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Rich-Baghuelou 3' McConville 28' 46' Quirk 71' 82' Coyle 87' Conneely 90+7' Nolan 90+8'	Report	Folarin 27' Daly 34' Mattock 45' Burrell 83' Falkingham 90+5'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Scott Simpson

26 August 2023 5	Harrogate Town	2–0	Morecambe	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Armstrong 20' (pen.) Sutton 47' Thomson 66' Falkingham 82' Oxley 83'	Report	Rawson 20' 64' Bedeau 20' Mayor 45+4' Love 90+1'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Ross Joyce

2 September 2023 6	Harrogate Town	0–1	Barrow	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Ramsay 36' Muldoon 61' O'Connor 72'	Report	Spence 21' Telford 28' White 59'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Scott Jackson

9 September 2023 7	Gillingham	1–0	Harrogate Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	J. Williams 35' S. Williams 59' 90+5' Masterson 64'	Report	Ramsay 61'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Neil Hair

16 September 2023 8	Bradford City	1–1	Harrogate Town	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker 90+5'	Report	Odoh 33' Daly 78' Oxley 90+2'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,283 Referee: Sunny Gill

23 September 2023 9	Harrogate Town	3–2	Salford City	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Thomson 16' (pen.) Folarin 23' McDonald 74' Odoh 80' Sutton 84'	Report	Watt 18' Tilt 29' Smith 58' McAleny 66'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Ben Atkinson

30 September 2023 10	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Harrogate Town	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Williams 54' Ilunga 90+5' Dean 90+6'	Report	O'Hora 40' (o.g.) Oxley 43'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,251 Referee: Martin Coy

3 October 2023 11	Harrogate Town	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Gibson 79' McDonald 88'	Report	Bugiel 6' Little 83' Pell 90+1'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Peter Wright

7 October 2023 12	Newport County	1–2	Harrogate Town	Newport
15:00 BST	Evans 58'	Report	Thomson 42' O'Connor 52'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Rebecca Welch

14 October 2023 13	Harrogate Town	1–3	Stockport County	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Thomson 73' (pen.)	Report	Sarcevic 14' Croasdale 30' Burrell 50' (o.g.) Collar 69'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Thomas Parsons

21 October 2023 14	Colchester United	1–2	Harrogate Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Cooper 62' Greenidge 72'	Report	Daly 65' Folarin 80'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Paul Howard

24 October 2023 15	Harrogate Town	1–4	Mansfield Town	Harrogate
19:45 GMT	Ramsay 66' Sutton 80'	Report	Brunt 8' 90+1' Akins 36', 38' Macdonald 69' Maris 73' Johnson 83'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Stephen Martin

28 October 2023 16	Harrogate Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Sutton 45' Folarin 90+3' McDonald 90+6'	Report	Williams 31'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Declan Bourne

11 November 2023 17	Walsall	0–1	Harrogate Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT		Report	Sutton 52' Falkingham 82' Thomson 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,654 Referee: Matthew Corlett

18 November 2023 18	Harrogate Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Muldoon 66' Dooley 82'	Report	Young 25' Kinsella 27' Kokolo 81'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Jacob Miles

25 November 2023 19	Crawley Town	2–1	Harrogate Town	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Gladwin 23' Williams 61' Lolos 71' Kelly 79' Adeyemo 90+3'	Report	Muldoon 45+6' McDonald 84' March 88' Dooley 90+2'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Carl Brook

28 November 2023 20	Harrogate Town	2–2	Wrexham	Harrogate
19:45 GMT	March 22' Cornelius 45' 45+4' O'Connor 47'	Report	Cannon 36' Lee 41' Tozer 63' Hayden 90+3'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,767 Referee: Martin Woods

16 December 2023 22	Harrogate Town	3–1	Notts County	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Thomson 7' Cornelius 26' Odoh 32' Ramsay 65' Daly 68'	Report	O'Brien 51' Chicksen 54' Baldwin 57' Jones 67'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Scott Tallis

23 December 2023 23	Grimsby Town	1–2	Harrogate Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Green 90+1' Driscoll-Glennon 90+3'	Report	Foulds 41' Odoh 72' March 90+4'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,302 Referee: Adam Herczeg

26 December 2023 24	Harrogate Town	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Muldoon 63' Thomson 90+3'	Report	Nolan 57'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Ben Speedie

29 December 2023 25	Harrogate Town	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Harrogate
19:45 GMT	Gibson 64'	Report	Jolley 54' Davies 70' McAlear 80' McGee 83'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Tom Reeves

1 January 2024 24	Morecambe	2–2	Harrogate Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Slew 57', 87' Bedeau 90+2' Songo'o 90+3' Rawson 90+4'	Report	Muldoon 44' Thomson 83' Belshaw 90+3' Burrell 90+4'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,776 Referee: Simon Mather

6 January 2024 27	Harrogate Town	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Folarin 17' Daly 66' Odoh 74'		Rowe 19' Sterry 38' Nixon 77' Olowu 85'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Sam Purkiss

13 January 2024 28	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Harrogate Town	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Simkin 31' Rodríguez 41' 48' Taylor 90+4'	Report	Muldoon 51' 56' Odoh 69' Falkingham 80'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,695 Referee: Christopher Pollard

30 January 2024 21^[44]	Sutton United	1–2	Harrogate Town	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Kizzi 81' Jackson 87'	Report	Dooley 33' Burrell 52' Muldoon 58', 75' Sutton 67'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 December, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[45]

3 February 2024 31	Stockport County	1–1	Harrogate Town	Edgeley
15:00 GMT	Lemonheigh-Evans 30' Wright 63' Sarcevic 85' Horsfall 90+4'	Report	Cornelius 16' Belshaw 51'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,325 Referee: Ben Toner

10 February 2024 32	Harrogate Town	1–0	Colchester United	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 90+1' Muldoon 90+2'	Report	Harbottle 28' McGeehan 39' Goodman 57'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,706 Referee: Tom Nield

13 February 2024 33	Mansfield Town	9–2	Harrogate Town	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Akins 13' (pen.), 61' Boateng 13', 20', 30', 50' Nichols 34' Keillor-Dunn 39' Swan 75', 77'	Report	Thomson 54' Odoh 55'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,437 Referee: Scott Oldham

17 February 2024 34	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Harrogate Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Cornelius 7' Abu 42' Thomson 67'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,421 Referee: David Rock

24 February 2024 35	Harrogate Town	0–2	Walsall	Harrogate
15:00 GMT		Report	Gordon 48' 85' Earing 67' Faal 84'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

26 January 2024 30^[46]	Harrogate Town	1–4	Newport County	Harrogate
19:45 GMT	Thomson 78'	Report	Evans 31' (pen.) Zanzala 33', 52' Palmer-Houlden 70'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 26 January, but was postponed due to Newport's FA Cup involvement.^[47]

2 March 2024 36	Swindon Town	1–1	Harrogate Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Austin 85' Devoy 88'	Report	O'Connor 52' Cornelius 55'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 7,687 Referee: Leigh Doughty

9 March 2024 37	Harrogate Town	1–2	Crawley Town	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Thomson 26' Cornelius 45+2'	Report	Gordon 45' Forster 58' Lolos 66'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Darren Drysdale

12 March 2024 38	Wrexham	0–0	Harrogate Town	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	McClean 73'	Report	Odoh 39' O'Connor 61'	Stadium: SToK Cae Ras Attendance: 12,018 Referee: Matthew Corlett

16 March 2024 39	Barrow	0–0	Harrogate Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Campbell 26' Warren 90'	Report	Dooley 86'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,472 Referee: Edward Duckworth

23 March 2024 40	Harrogate Town	3–0	Bradford City	Harrogate
13:00 GMT	March 21' Dooley 57' Thomson 73' (pen.) Oyegoke 79' (o.g.)	Report	Wright 74'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Sam Purkiss

29 March 2024 41	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Harrogate Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Balmer 52' Curtis 58' 61'	Report	Daly 8' March 52'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,080 Referee: Ben Speedie

1 April 2024 42	Harrogate Town	5–1	Gillingham	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Dooley 15' March 55' O'Connor 60' Daly 68', 70' Sutton 72' Muldoon 90+3' Odoh 90+5'	Report	Lapslie 41' Hutton 59' Andrews 90+6'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Simon Mather

6 April 2024 43	Notts County	3–0	Harrogate Town	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Langstaff 45+2' (pen.) Cameron 48' Baldwin 56' Jones 75' O'Brien 80' 89'	Report	Thomson 45+5' 57'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,169 Referee: Jacob Miles

9 April 2024 29^[46]	Harrogate Town	1–0	Grimsby Town	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Thomson 49' Abu 83'	Report	Hume 79'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[48]

13 April 2024 44	Harrogate Town	2–2	Sutton United	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Foulds 34' Thomson 49' Muldoon 80'	Report	Eastmond 20' Beautyman 45+1' Moore 87' Hart 90+3'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Adam Herczeg

20 April 2024 45	Harrogate Town	3–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Odoh 33' Thomson 45+2', 50'	Report	Gilbey 40' Dean 43' Wearne 52' Tezgel 80' Harrison 83'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,573 Referee: David Webb

27 April 2024 46	Salford City	2–2	Harrogate Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	Hendry 5' Watson 33'	Report	Mcdonald 17' Odoh 27' Sims 34' Folds 45+2'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,922 Referee: David Rock

FA Cup

Harrogate were drawn away to Marine in the first round^[49] and to Bolton Wanderers in the second round.^[50]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round	Marine	1–5	Harrogate Town	Crosby
15:00 GMT	Doyle 26' Woodthorpe 90+3'	Report	Odoh 5' Folarin 28', 53' McDonald 71' Dooley 89'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Michael Barlow

2 December 2023 Second round	Bolton Wanderers	5–1	Harrogate Town	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Böðvarsson 9', 33', 43' Nlundulu 49', 52' Mendes Gomes 64' Jones 81'	Report	Thomson 45' 75'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup

Harrogate were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round^[51] and to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.^[52]

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8 August 2023 First round	Harrogate Town	1–0	Carlisle United	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Folarin 23'	Report	Edmondson 76'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,177 Referee: Matthew Corlett

30 August 2023 Second round	Harrogate Town	0–8	Blackburn Rovers	Harrogate
19:45 BST		Report	Garrett 10' 22' Gallagher 13' Buckley 34', 52' (pen.) Markanday 45+1' Gilsenan 67' Bloxham 72' Edmondson 75' 90+3'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.^[53]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Accrington Stanley	3	2	1	7	5	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Nottingham Forest U21	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Carlisle United	3	1	2	2	3	−1	3
4	L2	Harrogate Town	3	1	2	5	8	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage	Harrogate Town	2–1	Nottingham Forest U21	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Thomson 56' (pen.) O'Connor 82'	Report	Hanks 55' Perry 71' Esapa Osong 84' 88' Collins 85'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Edward Duckworth

10 October 2023 Group stage	Harrogate Town	3–5	Accrington Stanley	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Folarin 35', 76' Mattock 58'	Report	Trickett 27', 89' Adedoyin 30', 37', 51' Shipley 61' Rich-Baghuelou 74'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 959 Referee: Marc Edwards

14 November 2023 Group stage	Carlisle United	2–0	Harrogate Town	Carlisle
19:00 GMT	Gibson 3', 79' Garner 42'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Dale Baines

References

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^ "Motherwell midfielder Dean Cornelius Signs". Harrogate Town AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Harrogate sign winger Daly from Woking". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Daly Returns On Two-Year Deal". Harrogate Town AFC. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "Liam Gibson Is Our Second Summer Signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "Rod McDonald Signs from Crewe". Harrogate Town AFC. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ "Town sign Burnley Goalkeeper Thomas". Harrogate Town AFC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Odoh Joins Harrogate Town". Rochdale AFC. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Josh March returns on permanent deal". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Mitchell signs for Town". Harrogate Town AFC. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "Belshaw completes permanent return!". Harrogate Town AFC. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Kyle Ferguson departs for Rochdale". Harrogate Town AFC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "End Of Season Retained List Announced". Harrogate Town AFC. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "I can't wait to hit the back of the net for Alty - new boy Dior eager to make up for lost time!". Altrincham FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "McArdle To Retire At The End Of The Season". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^ "Bantams Snap Up Pattison". Bradford City AFC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/max-wright-joins-the-shaymen/
^ ^a ^b "Wilson and Tweed Depart upon expiry of contract". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Luke Armstrong agrees Carlisle transfer". Harrogate Town AFC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Kayne Ramsay departs Town". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Middlesbrough attacker Sivi joins on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Youngsters In Loan Agreements". Middlesbrough FC. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Belshaw joins on emergency loan!". Harrogate Town AFC. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Belshaw's loan is extended!". Harrogate Town AFC. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Belshaw's loan extended for another seven days". Harrogate Town AFC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Abu signs on loan from Southampton". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Bloxham joins from Blackburn". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Pete Jameson Joins Hartlepool on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Wilson heads out on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Tweed departs on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Ilesanmi joins Basford on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "Joe Mattock joins Hartlepool United". Hartlepool United FC. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ "Loan player movements". Hartlepool United FC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "George Horbury joins Buxton on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Quakers sign Bradley Williams from Harrogate Town". Darlington FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Moors Clinch Loan Deal For Ilesanmi". Spennymoor Town FC. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Avenue Sign Defender Jamie Sharman Til End Of Season And Midfielder On Loan". Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "O'Boyle leaves on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "James Daly joins Aldershot on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Pre-season fixture update". Harrogate Town AFC. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Club Statement | Independent Disciplinary Commission Hearing". Morecambe F.C. 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "League Two fixtures: Hollywood-owned Wrexham start against MK Dons on opening weekend". British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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^ "Sutton United Fixture Postponed". Harrogate Town AFC. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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^ "Newport fixture postponed". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Grimsby match postponed due to frozen pitch". Harrogate Town AFC. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ "First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Town to travel to Bolton Wanderers in Round Two of FA Cup". Harrogate Town AFC. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "Carabao Cup: Burton v Leicester, Leeds v Shrewsbury & Gillingham v Southampton in first round". British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "See the Carabao Cup Round Two draw". English Football League. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "EFL Trophy Group Stage draw confirmed". www.efl.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[21] On 10 January, Sivi's loan from Middlesbrough was extended until the end of season.

[24] On 22 December, Belshaw's loan was extended by a further seven days.

[25] On 5 January, Belshaw's loan was extended by a further more seven days.

[table_hth_MOR0.021909042737404-45] On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.^[41]

[1] "Foulds Becomes Our Third Summer Signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[2] "Motherwell midfielder Dean Cornelius Signs". Harrogate Town AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[3] "Harrogate sign winger Daly from Woking". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[4] "Daly Returns On Two-Year Deal". Harrogate Town AFC. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[5] "Liam Gibson Is Our Second Summer Signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[6] "Rod McDonald Signs from Crewe". Harrogate Town AFC. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[7] "Town sign Burnley Goalkeeper Thomas". Harrogate Town AFC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[8] "Odoh Joins Harrogate Town". Rochdale AFC. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[9] "Josh March returns on permanent deal". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[10] "Mitchell signs for Town". Harrogate Town AFC. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[11] "Belshaw completes permanent return!". Harrogate Town AFC. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[12] "Kyle Ferguson departs for Rochdale". Harrogate Town AFC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[RetainedList-13] "End Of Season Retained List Announced". Harrogate Town AFC. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[angu5-14] "I can't wait to hit the back of the net for Alty - new boy Dior eager to make up for lost time!". Altrincham FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[15] "McArdle To Retire At The End Of The Season". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

[16] "Bantams Snap Up Pattison". Bradford City AFC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[17] ttps://fchalifaxtown.com/news/max-wright-joins-the-shaymen/

[WilsonTweed-18] "Wilson and Tweed Depart upon expiry of contract". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[19] "Luke Armstrong agrees Carlisle transfer". Harrogate Town AFC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[20] "Kayne Ramsay departs Town". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[22] "Middlesbrough attacker Sivi joins on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[23] "Youngsters In Loan Agreements". Middlesbrough FC. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[26] "Belshaw joins on emergency loan!". Harrogate Town AFC. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[27] "Belshaw's loan is extended!". Harrogate Town AFC. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[28] "Belshaw's loan extended for another seven days". Harrogate Town AFC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[29] "Abu signs on loan from Southampton". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[30] "Bloxham joins from Blackburn". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[31] "Pete Jameson Joins Hartlepool on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[32] "Wilson heads out on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[33] "Tweed departs on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[34] "Ilesanmi joins Basford on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[35] "Joe Mattock joins Hartlepool United". Hartlepool United FC. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[36] "Loan player movements". Hartlepool United FC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[37] "George Horbury joins Buxton on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[38] "Quakers sign Bradley Williams from Harrogate Town". Darlington FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[39] "Moors Clinch Loan Deal For Ilesanmi". Spennymoor Town FC. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[40] "Avenue Sign Defender Jamie Sharman Til End Of Season And Midfielder On Loan". Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[41] "O'Boyle leaves on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[42] "James Daly joins Aldershot on loan". Harrogate Town AFC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[43] "Pre-season fixture update". Harrogate Town AFC. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[44] "Club Statement | Independent Disciplinary Commission Hearing". Morecambe F.C. 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.

[EFL_Regulationsb-46] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[47] "League Two fixtures: Hollywood-owned Wrexham start against MK Dons on opening weekend". British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[48] "Sutton rearrangement confirmed". Harrogate Town AFC. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[49] "Sutton United Fixture Postponed". Harrogate Town AFC. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[NewportGrimsby-50] "Newport and Grimsby fixtures rearranged". Harrogate Town AFC. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[51] "Newport fixture postponed". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[52] "Grimsby match postponed due to frozen pitch". Harrogate Town AFC. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

[53] "First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[54] "Town to travel to Bolton Wanderers in Round Two of FA Cup". Harrogate Town AFC. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[55] "Carabao Cup: Burton v Leicester, Leeds v Shrewsbury & Gillingham v Southampton in first round". British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[56] "See the Carabao Cup Round Two draw". English Football League. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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